Affiliation:
1. Communication, History, and Philosophy, Texas A&M University San Antonio
Abstract
Abstract
This chapter discusses how media users cope with challenges to their parasocial relationships (PSRs) and PSR termination. One of the most striking characteristics of modern mass media is the formation of PSRs, the relationships between audiences and media characters and figures. Researchers from a variety of disciplines have devoted substantial efforts to understanding its initiation, development, and maintenance. First, the chapter discusses how individuals cope with the termination of a PSR, particularly making sense of a celebrity’s death and coping with loss. Next, the chapter examines ways in which individuals can reconcile their feelings toward the celebrity and disapproval of the celebrity’s behavior, discussing parasocial forgiveness, denial, or parasocial breakup (PSB).
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